2023-2024 Wisconsin Legislature

Assembly Bill 551

An Act to amend 36.35 (1); and to create 36.42, 38.43 and 118.129 of the statutes; Relating to: freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media.

Status: S - Universities and Revenue

Important Actions (newest first)

Date / House Action Journal
4/15/2024 Sen.Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1970
11/7/2023 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0427

History

Date / House Action Journal
10/23/2023 Asm.Introduced by Representatives Michalski, Murphy, Behnke, Brandtjen, Dittrich, Goeben, Gundrum, Maxey, O'Connor, Penterman, Rettinger, S. Johnson and Jacobson;
cosponsored by Senators Cabral-Guevara, Tomczyk and Spreitzer
379
10/23/2023 Asm.Read first time and referred to Committee on Colleges and Universities379
10/26/2023 Asm.Public hearing held 
11/1/2023 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representatives Michalski, Joers and Emerson402
11/2/2023 Asm.Executive action taken 
11/2/2023 Asm.Representative Joers added as a coauthor409
11/2/2023 Asm.Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 14, Noes 0408
11/2/2023 Asm.Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Colleges and Universities, Ayes 14, Noes 0408
11/2/2023 Asm.Referred to committee on Rules408
11/2/2023 Asm.Placed on calendar 11-7-2023 by Committee on Rules 
11/2/2023 Asm.Representative Stubbs added as a coauthor409
11/6/2023 Asm.Representative Gustafson added as a coauthor415
11/7/2023 Asm.Representatives Emerson, Clancy, Madison, Andraca, Ratcliff and Conley added as coauthors427
11/7/2023 Asm.Read a second time426
11/7/2023 Asm.Assembly Amendment 1 adopted426
11/7/2023 Asm.Ordered to a third reading427
11/7/2023 Asm.Rules suspended427
11/7/2023 Asm.Read a third time and passed, Ayes 98, Noes 0427
11/7/2023 Asm.Ordered immediately messaged427
11/8/2023 Sen.Received from Assembly591
11/9/2023 Sen.Read first time and referred to committee on Universities and Revenue598
12/5/2023 Sen.Public hearing held 
12/19/2023 Sen.Senator Roys added as a cosponsor676
1/18/2024 Sen.Senate Amendment 1 offered by Senator Cabral-Guevara731
4/15/2024 Sen.Failed to concur in pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1970
 
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